Waning · 51.2% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 27°
Last Quarter at
14:38UTC
Moon phase on December 21, 1951Last Quarter
On Friday, December 21, 1951, the Moon was a Last Quarter: 51.2% of its visible face lit, 22.5 days after the new moon and shrinking each night. The exact Last Quarter happened at .
51.2%Illumination at noon UTC
22.5 dMoon age
392,105 km243,643 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (28°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to December 21, 1951 is on Thursday, December 13, 1951 at 09:31 UTC, 8 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, December 28, 1951 at 11:43 UTC, 7 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Thursday, December 13, 1951 | 09:31 |
| Last Quarter (this day) | Friday, December 21, 1951 | 14:38 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, December 28, 1951 | 11:43 |
The Moon around December 21
More about this date
Friday, December 21, 1951 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of November 29, 1951 to the new moon of December 28, 1951, a cycle of 29.45 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in December 1951, or the whole moon calendar 1951.
- The same date one year apart: 1950 · 1952.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.